“It’s disappointing,” said Cowley. “I thought the referee was good on the whole and I think he’ll move right to the top of English football because he’s good and he’s got an excellent manner.

“But I just thought with that one [the booking], although it was the fourth official who gave it, it was a ball down the channel and Raggs was trying to avoid the contact but their player has run across him and they collided. I don’t think it warranted a booking.”